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2 Jul 1944 photo of the wreckage left on Sword Beach following the D-Day landings in Normandy, France; in this case, a P-47 Thunderbolt that was shot down 10 Jun 1944 on a mission to Cherbourg, France. Photo 2 of 2.Two British minesweepers detonated German mines in Cherbourg
2 Jul 1944 photo of the wreckage left on Sword Beach following the D-Day landings in Normandy, France; in this case, a P-47 Thunderbolt that was shot down 10 Jun 1944 on a mission to Cherbourg, France. Photo 2 of 2.Two British minesweepers detonated German mines in Cherbourg's Grande Rade, just before the entry of supply ships, 2 Jul 1944; note Fort l'Ouest in the background
View of Cherbourg harborGeneral Bernard Montgomery relaxing with his traveling companions, a fox terrier puppy named “Hitler” and a spaniel puppy named “Rommel,” at his headquarters at Blay, Normandy, France, 6 Jul 1944.
View of Cherbourg harbor's Slipway Number One, looking toward Basin Napoleon III, with the Passe Nord in the background, 4 Jul 1944; note damage from German demolition in the distanceGeneral Bernard Montgomery relaxing with his traveling companions, a fox terrier puppy named “Hitler” and a spaniel puppy named “Rommel,” at his headquarters at Blay, Normandy, France, 6 Jul 1944.
Bernard Montgomery bestowing the British Distinguished Service Order on Maxwell Taylor of the American 101st Airborne Division, Blay, Normandy, France, 7 Jul 1944.General Bernard Montgomery pins the British Military Medal on the uniform on T/Sgt Philip Streczyk of the US First Division for extraordinary gallantry on Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, on D-Day. Award presented in Europe on 7 Jul 1944.
Bernard Montgomery bestowing the British Distinguished Service Order on Maxwell Taylor of the American 101st Airborne Division, Blay, Normandy, France, 7 Jul 1944.General Bernard Montgomery pins the British Military Medal on the uniform on T/Sgt Philip Streczyk of the US First Division for extraordinary gallantry on Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, on D-Day. Award presented in Europe on 7 Jul 1944.
Generals George Patton, Omar Bradley, and Bernard Montgomery meeting at Montgomery’s headquarters at Blay, Normandy, France, 7 Jul 1944. Patton and Montgomery seem to be enjoying a tense laugh.View of the market at the Place du Chateau, Cherbourg, 7 Jul 1944
Generals George Patton, Omar Bradley, and Bernard Montgomery meeting at Montgomery’s headquarters at Blay, Normandy, France, 7 Jul 1944. Patton and Montgomery seem to be enjoying a tense laugh.View of the market at the Place du Chateau, Cherbourg, 7 Jul 1944
British Sherman tanks near Lebisey Wood for the assault on Caen, France, 8 Jul 1944Fort du Roule located at Cherbourg
British Sherman tanks near Lebisey Wood for the assault on Caen, France, 8 Jul 1944Fort du Roule located at Cherbourg's inner harbor showing damage from Allied bombardment, 8 Jul 1944
View of the railway ferry terminal in the harbor of Cherbourg, France, 8 Jul 1944, showing German gun emplacements and damage from demolitions and bombsA British soldier with Lee-Enfield No. 4 rifle on a street in Caen, France, 9 Jul 1944
View of the railway ferry terminal in the harbor of Cherbourg, France, 8 Jul 1944, showing German gun emplacements and damage from demolitions and bombsA British soldier with Lee-Enfield No. 4 rifle on a street in Caen, France, 9 Jul 1944
American 105mm Howitzer M3 shelling German forces near Carentan, France, 11 Jul 1944The wrecks of 3 Horsa gliders in a field beside the Caen Canal near Bénouville, Normandy, France, 12 Jul 1944.
American 105mm Howitzer M3 shelling German forces near Carentan, France, 11 Jul 1944The wrecks of 3 Horsa gliders in a field beside the Caen Canal near Bénouville, Normandy, France, 12 Jul 1944.
US Army personnel inspect an abandoned partially completed V-1 launching ramp near Cherbourg, France, 12 Jul 1944.African-American soldiers of the US Army bring taught how to detect and disarm mines, France, 13 Jul 1944
US Army personnel inspect an abandoned partially completed V-1 launching ramp near Cherbourg, France, 12 Jul 1944.African-American soldiers of the US Army bring taught how to detect and disarm mines, France, 13 Jul 1944
An American locomotive was transferred from SS Seatrain Texas, Cherbourg, 13 Jul 1944, to replace one of the many destroyed during the Allied invasion of Normandy, photo 1 of 2An American locomotive was transferred from SS Seatrain Texas, Cherbourg, 13 Jul 1944, to replace one of the many destroyed during the Allied invasion of Normandy, photo 2 of 2
An American locomotive was transferred from SS Seatrain Texas, Cherbourg, 13 Jul 1944, to replace one of the many destroyed during the Allied invasion of Normandy, photo 1 of 2An American locomotive was transferred from SS Seatrain Texas, Cherbourg, 13 Jul 1944, to replace one of the many destroyed during the Allied invasion of Normandy, photo 2 of 2
British and American troops join with residents of Courseulles-sur-Mer in Bastille Day ceremonies at the town’s War Memorial. Courseulles-sur-Mer was the first town in Normandy to be liberated by the Allies.US Army soldiers and jeeps on their way to the front lines, Saint-Lô, France, Jul 1944
British and American troops join with residents of Courseulles-sur-Mer in Bastille Day ceremonies at the town’s War Memorial. Courseulles-sur-Mer was the first town in Normandy to be liberated by the Allies.US Army soldiers and jeeps on their way to the front lines, Saint-Lô, France, Jul 1944

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